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NOTICE is hereby given, That a SESSION of OYER and TERMINER and GAOL DELIVERY for the TRIAL of OFFENCES committed on the HIGH SEAS, within the Jurisdiction of the ADMIRALTY of ENGLAND, will be held at JUSTICE HALL, in the OLD BAILEY, LONDON, on Tuesnax, the 24th day of October next, at Eight o'Clock in the Morning :—And all Sheriffs, Gaolers, and Keepers of Prisons, in whose custody any Prisoners, charged with Offences committed on the High Seas, or within the said Juria iliction, may he, are hereby required to transmit a copy of the Commitment of every such Prisoner to Mr. BICKHELL, the Soli citor of the Admiralty, on Spring Garden Terrace, London, in order that the necessary measures may be taken, for removing all such Prisoners to His Majesty's Gaol of Newgate, for trial at the said intended Session And all Mayors, Justices, Coroners, and other Officers, before whom any Inquisitions, Informations, Exa minations, or Recognizances, may have been taken touching any such Offences, are required to transmit the same forthwith to Mr. THOMAS SHELTON, the Clerk of Arraigns of the High Court of Admiralty of England, at his Office, at the Sessions House in the OH Bailey, London. J. W. CROKER. ARMY CONTRACTS. COMMISAAMAT DIPARTMIENT, TREASURY CIAASSRERS) OCT. 8, 1826. NOTICE is hereby given to all Persons desirous OF COXTRACTING TO anent BEEF and MUTTON, To his Ma:resty's Land Forces in Cantoninents, Quartos, and Barracks, in the undermentioned Counties : Derby. Northampton. Dor►et. 'Warwick. Essex. Wilts. Kent. That the :efiveries are to commence on and for the 25th day of November next ; that proposals in writing, sealed up and marked " Tender fiir Army Supplies," will be received at this Office on or before Wednesday, the 25th day of October ; but none will he received after twelve o'clock on that day. Proposals must ke made separately for each County, and each Proposal must have the Letter which is annexed to the Tender pro perly filled up, by two Persons of known Property engaging to be come bound with the Party tendering in the amount stated in the printed Particulars, for the due performance of the Contract ; and no Proposal will be noticed unless made on a printed Tender, and the Prices expressed in words at length ; and should it so happen, that,during the continuance of the Contract no Troops should be supplied by virtue of the same, the amount of the Stamps for the Contract and Bond, paid in the first instance by the Contractor, will be refunded to him. 'Particulars of the Contracts may be had upon application at thesee.Cbtunbers between the hours of Ten and Four. VICTUALLING-OFFICE, OcToE 9, 1826. riIHE Commissioners for Victualling His Majesty's I I- Navy, &c. do hereby give Notice, that on TUILIDAY, the 24 , th hist, they vill be ready to receive Tenders in writing (sealed uP), and treat for the supply of the under-mention4d Articles, viz. :-- • One hundred Tons of MUSCOVADO SUGARS Eighty tons of COCOA. Fifteen tons of BUTTER. Fifteen tons of CHEESE. Thirty tons of NEW OATMEAL.. Tiventy tons of NEW VIRGIIv.a. LEAF TOBACCO. Forty tons of NEW BLAC.SZ SMYRNA , RAISINS. TWO hundred Bags of KE,XTISH HOPS (growth of 1826.) Two Thousand Six Ily:Aulred Sacks of BISCUIT' MEAL. • Two Hundred and F...ifty Quarters of PALE MALT. One Hundred *PA Fifty Quarters of AMBER MALT. • Teo Thousand 'd'allous of Good Strong Full-bodied TENE RIFFE Ten 1110 'atuttut Yards of CALICO. Tan ruousand Yards of FLANNEL, The, whole to'be delivered into his Majesty's Victualling Stores 4 t 1 4ptford, one half by the . 25th of NoveMber, and the remainder h r the 24th of December next. • And also for—Fi ve T ons of EAST INDIA RICE, and Six Hundred Thousand WILLOW RODS, ke likewise delivered into the Stores at Deptford, the former ita reedistely, and- the latter between the let of December next, ' a mi the let of March, 1527, it% quid monthly proportion. a mples of the S u gar, C ocoa , R a i s i ns , an d Ri ce , o f not less thin roe pounds each, of the Oatmeal of not less than three quarts each, and of the Malt not less than one quart, will be required to be produced with the Tenders.—Samples also of the Willow Rods must be produced with the Tenders. Those of the Teneriffe Wine, and the Calico and Flannel, will be exhi bited at this Office. The Condition; of the Contract may be seen at this Office. Each Tender must specify the price in words at length; and be delivered before One o'Clock on the day appointed ; and the Per son who makes the Tender, or some Person on his behalf, must attend to answer when called for. M. WALLER CLIFTON. ATLAS ASSURANCE, COMPANY. VIRE DEPARTMENT.---In addition to the benefit of th e l a t e R e d u ction in the Rates of Premiums; his Company offers to Assurers the advantage of periodical 'it/turns of the surplus Premiums ; and also the payment of Rent • Buildings rendered untenantable by Fire. The Returns for • e years past have been from 10 to 2,5 per Cent. on the Pre mieres paid. Assurances falling due on the 29th instant should be renewed within fifteen days from that date. LIFE DEPARTMENT.—Persons assured for.the whole term °‘ Life, will have an addition made to their Policies every seventh Year ' br tin equivalent redaction will be made in the future pay stems of Premium, at the option of the Assured. c alls Additions i n Great Britain for the seven years ending at , iii ßr 4 sttaa 1823, were from 13 to 37 per Cent. on the Sums according to the Ages of the Parties. The fmnpany Rates and Proposals may he had of any of the g ent s In the Cou n t r y, w h o are aut h or i ze d to repor t on the ap ✓ealonce of Lives proposed for Assurance. HENRY DESBOROUGH, Jun., Secretary. 7:7teepside, London, Sept.; 1826. • Pr CLARK'S GENERAL- OUTFITTING and :„WAItEIIOUSE, for the , EAST and WEST INDIES 'ullTH AMERICA, EXETER 'CHANGE; STRAND. Offieera pro eetdin ' Collets, and Writers going to India, and Gentlemen will bad tO . South America, or any other part of the Globe, Ht this Establishment the whole of their Military Ap- Pointmenba. Swor d s, ther Wi t h ' Chacos, Sashes, Belts, Pistols, &c. .toge a large and well-manufa .t .1 stockof Sea Cuts, C o nches, And bedding; Cabin Wart, -band I u Tables, Chairs, and Lamps ; Sea Ch ests , Mule and lion nfT ek ,,,g l i n Equipage. rusks, an d every otherdescrii,- AN ASSORTMENT OF CANTE E N necessary. requisites for India, and other l' T' re"y lateirpical climates ; fitted with the Wise a great variety of Silver, and Forks, su i ta bl e for families going abroad ;lllilitar y aßndniHveigndaonat-i tannee Books, Maps, Bce. Currieele, Tandem, • ; A FASHIONABLE STOCK of Carriag e , Phaeton, Stanhope and Chaise HARNESS, with very deacrip *ion of Saddlery, &c. &c. for home use, East and West Ind' and South America, which merit inspection froin their excellent ' quality, first style of workmanship, and moderate prices. All the Articles in this Establishment are warranted, and the excellent plan of fifty years standing is still strictly adhered to, of otkitig but one Ready Mosey Price, from which no abatemen t 41 11, be made. G A SGOW.—Captain Graham having received in roirnation that a gang of fellows had arrived from the lister kingdom with the nominal valu e of a thousand Pounds in forged notes and base coin, despatched two °Sc are , w h o were successful in se i z i ng a considerable quantity both of the notes and money. The same offi trs continued their exeltions on Wednesday. Having Pceeeded to Greenock, they learnt that delinquents .°ln Ireland we re sometim es in the habit o f concealing their booty in different 'places till they fou n d opportu nities f or i ts remoial. They accordingly proceeded to a mall about a mile below Greenock, and there, after a c i 4 efill search, they discovered forged notes to this l ulninal value of, 1201. On Saturday night, some of twil.s Other o ffi cers h aving learnt that six of the gang rwere niet in a house in the Saltmarket, they proceeded ntcmoy to thi s p l ace of rend ezvotis, and took them 40 1 .41. Seventeen f or g e d notes , f or one poun d were found among them. r (( It 4122610)1 No. 10,634. THE ARMY. Detachments belonging to the 6th and 38th Regiments of In fantry are ordered to embark, this morning, on board a stmt. vow' in the River, for Gravesend, on route to Canterbury. A Detachment belonging to the 44th Regiment of root is or dered to embark, this morning, at Billingsgate, on board a steam vessel, for Gravesend, on route to Deal. A Detachment belonging to the 82d Regiment of Infantry has received orders to march, this morning, from Westminster for Chatham. A Detachment belonging to the East India Co►npany'e Service has received orders to embark, this 'morning, On hoard a steam vessel in the River, for Gravesend, on route to Chatham. ROYAL BUILDINGS. Account of the Sums already expended for the Repairs and Alterations of Windsor Castle; and an Estimate of the Sum that will be required to complete the contemplated Works The amount exPcuded in the repairs And alterations of Windsor Castle, already undertaken up to May, is X 122,600 The estimated amount of the sum which will be rb quired to complete the whole of the works which have been sanctioned by the Commissioners appoint ed in 1824, to superintend the repairs and improve ments at Windsor Castle, is 127,500 250,000 This Amount is 100,0001. more than the estimate for the same work, submitted to, and sanctioned hy, the Commissioners. Account of the Sum already expended for the building of Buckingham Palace • and an Estimat e o f th e 'A mount that will be require d complete the Building and Im provements of the' Grounds about it : The amount expended on account of the building of Buckingham Palace, to the sth of April, 1826 £90,371 The estimated amount of the sum which will be re quired to complete the building and improvements of the ground about it, is 162,319 262,690 Estimate of the Cost of the Alterations and Additions to the King's Palace, in St. James's Park.—June 20, 1825. FOR THE BUILDING. Raising the floors of the basement story 2i feet........: £4,200 Raising the ground-flooe five' feet 5,800 Taking down the wings, forming the quadrangle, and rebuilding them further back, and forming a colon nade on each aide , 24,000 Extending the colonnades to the proposed dopth of the quadrangle, and building wings to the eastern • 9,000 ex tremityTheentrance ' archway and circular railing . (proposed . sculpture of ,the archway not included) The portico and porte-cochere, and alterations of the entrance front except sculptured pediments) 6,600 The chapel (not gilt) The hall and great staircase, including the carving and gilding the capitals and mouldings The gallery, including carving and gilding the mould- Inge 4,9001 The lower gallery, including carving and gilding the mouldings and eapitals .. 3,800 The new roof The raising the library-building, and the other side corresponding with it The alterations of the interior of the house, and the general repairs of the parts not altered The raising the building fronting the flower-garden (north front) The new buildirigs in the west front, including carving and guilding the mouldings, and exclusive of sculp ' • Lured ornaments The terraces and end pavilions in the north and west fronts • 9,000 External domestic offices, court-yards, drains, sewers, and cesspools For omissions, casualties, &c. Supplementary Estimate of Additions to the Original Plans.- - -Oet. 10, 1825. Additional buildings, forming in entrance to the palace from Pimlico, and the removal of the gates into the Park ..... £9,600 Additional domestic offices next Pimlico, and for Ming a kitchen entrance with gates fer waggons and carts 5,600 Forming a private court-yard on the north side of the buildings from the Park, and continuing a gallery from the portion of the • said court-yard, along the north side of the buildings forming the yard, to communicate with the buildings fronting the Rower garden for the private use of his Majesty The raising the range of buildings fronting the flower garden an additional story Widening the building in the west front, between the centre building and the wings en each side 3,600 Repeating the colonnade and steps of the south end of the hull at the north end, and forming an entrance to the gallery at that end.. 1,600 X 230,100 r•iR •ritE GROUNDS. Forming the ornamental water, and the mound to screen the buildings; pad dling the Ornamental rater, to secure it from leakage Making drains to drain the wharfs, and a sewer to convey the superabundant water, and uuderdraining the whole of the gardens 1,520 M a king a brick, reservoir at Hyde-park corne r to supply the house and grounds with water from the Serpentine 3,500 • Work done and doing for altering ground sad planting £252,690 Sculpture not included, except capitals , friezes, and cornices.— Estimate prepared by Mr. Nash :—The chi mney - pieces parquette, awl best floors, Scagliola columns , chimney - pieces, sobs, Mill wood carving at Carlton-house, have been considered as used again : also the screen of columns on the wall has been considered at forming the pavilions at the ends of the terrace, and the great stairs to furnish the King's private stairs; but the timber, bricks, lead, slates, and common floors, have not been considered as ap plicable to the new P' la" • MlscoxtiuCT' W . Crossland and yesterday, two bailiffa,' named At the New Bailey Di the char e of Wm. Hackett - appeared to answer to _ g,_ . breal t i og . oFII3I3AiLIF FS.- 0 en • and damaging rof a dwelling= the door named Worsley. house rft dulMe occupiedlly 'a person nts, who It appeared. that on Thursday last the defendants,. against a young had been intrusted with an execution ago , • man named Stubbs, who lodges with Worsley, 1 -,pro ceeded t o t h e —mte, and finding the door fast, Cross : land tried' t o f orce it open with his 'shoulder,, but fin(, _ ing that it res i sted bra efForts, he procured a brick, and giving it to Hackett, desi re d him to break with it the ' pannels of the door, which Hackett immediately did. Having thus obtained admiission, they did considerable damage to part of Worsley's furniture, which they knocked about in a wanton mariner ; and the damage done to the door being prov e d. to amount to 255., t h e Magist ra t e o b se rved that theyhad no right whatever to act in th e manne r they had done, and ordered them to pay the '255., but the defendants . not being prepared with th e money, they were .committed to prison I for, one month, or until the, damag e slidu 1 . ( be paid•'---; Manchester Herald, INVERNESS-SHIRE COURT of FREEHOLDERS. (From the inVerness Courier.) The Michaelmas Bead Court of this County' Was open ed here yesterday at noon; and from the intense interest which has existed, ever since the General Election, about the admissibility of certain gentlemen to the roll of Vrie holders, the Meeting was very numerously attended. Ac cording to the advertisement, it appears that claims for enrolment had been lodged with the Sheriff-Clerk for 1, The Right Hon. Godfrey, Lord Macdonald, two separate claims, in addition to those for which his Lordship stands already on. the Roll. 2, Mathew Rabington, Esq. Ranker in Leicester. 3, The Hon. A. W. R. Macdonald. 4, The H0n..4), S. E. Macdonald. 5, Archibald Macdonald, Esq. 6, George Sinclair, Esq. yr, of Ulbster. 7, The Rev. John Sinclair. .8, Sir James Macdonald, Bart. M.P. 9, Duncan Davidson, Esq. of Tulloch, M.P. 10, The Rev. James Macdonald. 11, Adolphus Moffat Bayard, Esq. 12, Lieut.-Colonel Duncan Macpherson. IS, Lieut.-Colonel Robert Macdonald. 14, John Archibald Campbell, Esq. W.S. lb, Alexander Murray, Esq. Advocate. 16, Lieut-Colonel Alexander Macdonald, of Lyndale. 17, John Macpherson, Esq. of Porttee. 18, Allan Cameron, Esq. of Lochmaddy. 19, John Mackintosh, Esq. of Dultullich. 20, Colin Mackenzie, Esq. of Kilcoy. It further appears, that claims of Restriction were lodged with the Sheriff Clerk for the said 1, Duncan Davidson, Esq. 2, John Archibald Campbell, Esq. 3, John Macpherson, Esq. ;—and 4, Allan Cameron, Esq. The Right Hon. Charles Grant, Chairman. The Meeting having been duly constituted, Mr. Mac queen, W. S., stated, that Counsel were in Court on be half of the parties interested in the enrolment of the claimants, viz. Mr. Murray and Mr. Buchanan, Advocates, and he moved that they should be allowed to address the Meeting, which was agreed to. Upon which, Mr. Camp bell, W. S., proceeded to state, that he meant to object to certain votes at this meeting, viz. those of Mr. Macqueen, W. S., and the Right Hon. Charles Grant, and read the grounds of his objections. It appeared, however, that from the circumstance of these objections not having been lodged with the Clerk of Court within two calendar months, they should not be legally received by the Meet ing; but in so far as the pipers given in by Mr. Campbell were protests, they were received and ordered to be re corded in the minutes. In a desultory eonvereatilm which took place with ,regard to the objections•now stated, it was allowed by . Mr. Mackenzie, of Woodside, that nothing further was meant by bringing them forward, " than just to keep the thing alive." The Court then proceeded to take up the claims for en rolment ; and after a great deal of warm discussion about the first to be considered, the 'claims of Lord M'Donald were brought on. The arguments of counsel on this oc casion, continued from one o'clock to nine in the evening, —end, were a 'repetition of tliose urged at the election in July last—ending in the same way, viz, the rejection of Lord M'Donald's claims,..as well as several of those who claimed enrolment of varioutcpendieles of his Lordship's estate, and the rest were withdrawn by Mr. Campbell. We cannot follow out the train of argument, which led to this decision of the Court, abounding, as it did to us, in unintelligible technicalities and legal phrases. But we may observe, that the want of power in the Commission ers to unite two or more cumulos, and then make a new division, as objected to by the text writers, and fortified by several decisions in the supreme Court, appeared to be the most fatal,—the power of Comniissionti consisting in dividing and subdividing—but not in accumulating in the first place, and then splitting: Having neither room, nor the power at present, to give the details of this ) , and various other objections to the enrolment of these claim ants, we close our report of this d a y's p r oceedings simply by giving lists of the Majority and Minority, voting on the question. MAJORITY. Mr. Grant of Rothiemurehus Mr. Fraser of Fyera Mr. Fraser of Culbockie Mr. Fraser of Belladrum The Right lion. C. Grant Mr. Fraser of Gortlech Mr. Grant of Glenmoriston Mr. Grant of Balliudalloch Mr. Grant of Bught Mr. Sheriff Tytler Mr. Grant of Lake6ehl Mr. Inglis of Kingsmills Mr. Fraser of Balnain Mr. Fraser of Culduthel Mr. Fraser of &rug Mr. Grant of Drummore, UP. Dr. Robertson of Aultnaskiacb Mr, Grant of Manilall Mr. Grant, yr. of Riithiemur. chus Mr. Kelly, Dingman Mr. Fraser, yr. of Reelig Mr. Macqueen, W.B. Mr. Robertson of Inches Mr. W. T. Grant Mr. Ferguson, In'coyness Mr. Maclean, Guboore , Mr. Macpherson of Belleville. Mr. Fraser * of Newtown Macleod of Macleod IXITY. 1 Mr. Illackensia,, of Vroodsids 1 Mr. Mackintosh, of Raigwors bfackintosh of Mackintosh I !lir: iiackintosk, of Goddes Colonel Bairns, M.P.i deeliord From a' speech mad. by Mr. Campbell; W.S. we were able to gather, that these rejected clainis for enrolment, "are forthwith to be brought before a Court, more com petent to judge of their correctness and legality, than the Michaelmas Court of Inverness-shirt Freeholders." The claim of Mr. Mackintosh, of Daludlich, was also rejected, —.-those of Mr. Mackenzie, of Kilcoy, and Mr. Babington, were not brought forward at the meeting. THEATRICAL ANECDOTE.—It is the lot of Royalty, whether real or imagina ry, . to b e a tt en d e d with misfortunes. A little while s ince, it, was the fate of Richard Me Third to be represented by a young man, well known for his attachment to the stage, at a country theatre. On Lord Stanley's entrance at the fourth act, the tyrant demands—:s How now, Lord Stanley, what's the news ?" T he answe r g i ven was , it seems, a fact— , 4 There's a Mall at the door pays you owe him a crow n , and who swears he w on ' t go away till ha gets it." St. Anthony's-street, where the gas pipes havebeen laid, a great quantity of human bones were dug up, much decayed by time, with *lithe,ap pearance' of having lain undisturbed for along period di of I . ears. It i s we ll,k no wn that a cav,.nt,- de Gated to St. Anthony, the remains of which is Still to be seen, flourished thereabout the 14th century ; and pro bahli the 'burying-ground is what our m o d em en lighteners intend ill um inating with gas, where the d holy tapers form er l y burned, and, they utunted the midnight hymn. If t hi s conjectur e d oes not hold good, then the hones in question must have been the ,c unsightly corses" of those slain at the s i ege o f L e i t h ; to confirm this supp os i t i on , a skull Was lately f ou nd where Mr. Stnart's new chapel is building, having-a ball within it, evidently one of those who 4‘ fought for glory and egraye." ~Are not these two c i rcumstances worthy of antiquarian research, and the investigation 'of those who love to ponder,on, and explore the dada of other years ?--Scotsman. *. ~. i / . .....,• ;:r.==-4. A ~',, , - ,' ‘, IF . - , ... , c , ~. ri , ~ " 4 =-N00,4,, -., ----) ~.. t ..,, _ frAf.,,i,ik. A \ ' .'/''l* 'l 1 .: ;‘ ). vile . ~4 ,% 4 /, ~AW s' 9 4 4. ' 40 1 , tr, 1 ' miptorqi ihoi ,tiiii '' 4 /i, ft. 41 l 3, .... i rs . . t 0 CKI4V I PRICE ID. SHIPPING INTELLiatNCE. LLOYD'S, OL'T. Dear, OCT. 1.--17itl S.W.,—The whole of the homeward bound sailed for the River in the coarse of last night. Arrived and sailed the Governor Ready, Young, from Quite', for London ; and the Fly, Crick, for Malavi. Ocr. S.W.4s-Atrived the Emma and Alfred, from the westward, and sailed fot London. PORTAMOUTH, OCT. '7 and B.—Wind and W.S.W.— Arrived the Scotsman, Reed, and Prince of Orange, Cook, from St. Petersinirgh ; Thomas King, Williamson, from London, for Demerara ; Mullen and Sincaven Russian sloops of war. Also, the Stentor transport, Marshal, from London, for Africa, having been as far as 16. W. Long. ; on the 29th ult. she experienced a heavy gale, when the ship sprung a leak, lost her sails and bul warks, and threw her guns and spars overboard ; she has come into harbour , in a very leaky state. Sailed his Majesty's ship Thetis, for Plymouth. FA LMOUTH, OCT. 6 and 7.—Wind S. to S.S.W.—Arrived of port, the. J. Bainbridge, Nixon, from London. Arrived the Commeree, and London Packet, from London ; and the Malta, Sharp, from Newcastle. Sailed the Summer packet, for 'Lis bon ; Princess Elizabeth, for the Mediterranean ; and Sphynx packet, for Jamaica. Livearoor,, OCT. 6.,—Arrived the John and Mary, from Mi raniichi ; Cynthia, Linklater, from Sicily; and the Combatant, from Quebec. Orr. 7.—Arrived the Indiana, Hamber ; Agenoria, Win sor, from Mobile ; Britannia, Chorley; from St. Vincent's ; Wade, Dock, from Charleston ; and Lalla Rookh, from Sierra Leone. PLTINIKAD, Orr. 4.—The Enterprise, Hogg, bas arrived from Davis's Straits, with 9 fish, 120 tens ; left the ice the 114th ult., and brings the following account of the fishery HULL SHlM—Arrived the March, 1 ash; Ariel, 2; Bruns wick, 3 ; Copier, 6 ; Duncome, 9 ; Isabella I ; Jane 1, Lord Wellington, 1; Mercury, 4 ; Swan, II; Progress, 7; Uniti, 3 ; William I. LoNnox Sturs.—Dundee, 2 ; Margaret, 1. WHITBY SHlP.—Phcenix, 2. Nuwcasna SHIPO.—Love, 1 ; Grenville Bay, 1; Lady Jane, 2. Bzuwier Sum—Norfolk, 1. KtaKALnv Sturs.—Caledonia, 3 ; Earl Petry, 3 ; Rambler, 4; Baflin of Leith, 2. Durrnor Slim—Achilles, 5 ; Advice, 5; Dorothy, ; Horn, 9 ; Princess Charlotte, 3 ; Thomas, 2. MONTZOBB SHITS.—Elias Swan, 1 ; London, 7 ; Monarch, 3 ; Shiner, 3. Gaintwocu Sntr.—John, 7. Atutanutm Slum—Alexander, 3; Bon Accord, 8 ; Dee, 1 ; Henrietta, 4; Middleton, 1 ; St. Andrew, le Prrranstan Snirs:—Alpheus, 4 ; Eclipse, 5 ; Gleaner, 9; Hannibal, 2; Hope,. 2; Perseverance, fished; Resolution, 3; Superior, 7 ; Traveller, 11 ; Union, 3. TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 10, 1820. THE CASE OF JOHN TAFT. We lay before our readers copies of the petition, memo rial, and affidavits, which have been presented to. the Se cretary of State for. the Home, Department, on behalf of John Taft, the young man convicted at the late Middleset Sessions, of an atrocious assault on Charlotte Gunnel, by throwing her over Cowley-bride. It will be seen that they establish a strong presumption of his entire innocence. The memorial has been signed by a very large proportion of the most respectable and influential persons in the neigh bourhood : indeed, so strong is the opinion of his having been the victim of peijury, that the prosecutrix has for . some days past been assailed with yells and hootingswhen ever she has ventured to show herself in the town of Ux. bridge. the.trial, the proaecutrix, swore distinctly that she remained insensible throughout the bight. It now ap pears, from the subjoined affidavits of the respectable me dical gentleman and his assistant who attended her that night, that she was perfectly sensible, although weak ; that she did frequently speak, and did actually in their hearing make an observation nearly similar to that sworn to by London and Jones. It also appears that it was not mere idle ,curiosity which induced Jones to make the in quiry, but , that he is .a constable, and having heard a rumour prejudicial to Taft, he had gone with a view of obtaining from her such an assurance as would have warranted his taking him into custody. It is important also that it should be known that Cowley-bridge, the 'scene of the alleged outrage, is situated on the public high ' way ; that there are two cottages distant only 13 yards from ' the bridge, and 20 others distant about 100 yards. There is another circumstance, trivial in itself, but to which the friends of the prisoner attach some importance, namely, that it was distinctly proved on the trial that the splash in the water was heard first, and the scream afterwards: The good 'character of the man is also another circumstance which is strongly dwelt on in his favour; and of this ne greater proof need be given, than the fact that his master, who knew nothing of him beyond the fact that he had lived with him upwards of two years, and another person, who knew still less of him, became bail for his appearance at' the sessions, in the sum of 1001. each. But the pre sumption in favour of his innocence does not rest here, for two persons have come forward and made affidavits to facts, which; if true, place the question of his innocence beyond doubt. The nature of this testimony, as well as the other evidence collected in his favour, will be found in the following documents, which, as before stated,. have been forwarded to the Secretary of State for the Home Department. " To the Right Hon. Robert Peel, his Majesty'. Sectetary of State for the Herne Derartroent. " The humble petition of John Taft, a prisoner confined in the House of Correction, Rath fi ld Cold., - e e, " Showeth,—That your petitioner has been for two years past ostler at the King's Arms Inn, at Uxbridge. • " That your petitioner was on the 21st day of August' last ap prehended on a charge of having on the 11th of the same month violently assaulted Charlotte Gunnel, who woe then servant to the Rev. Mr. Ward, of Iver, in the county of Rucks, by throwing her over the parapet of a bridge, galled Cowley-bridge, into a mill-stream, a branch of the river Colne, in the county of Middlesex. " That your petitioner was held to bail for the mill alleged county of Middlesex, told your peti ti o n e r was tried at the Middle offence, by the. M sg i s t ra tes acting for the.Uxbridge division e f th e Middle sex adjounied Sessions on the 28th' day of September last, when the Jury; after considerable hesitation, returned a verdict of ' guilty,' , against your petitioner , and your petitioner was sen ieneed by the Court to one year's imprisonment in the Home of 1 Correction, There to be kept to bard labour. " That althinigh the Verdict was not contrary to the evidence given by his proseentrix on the trial, yet your petitioner solemnly prated& that it wee contrary to. she truth and facts, for your pe. titiouer is entirely innocent of that charge, and is fallen a victim for your petitioner tb produce direct evidertee . of wt°olC'illniri'hpouartYis.f4rom the nature of the offence alleged ugaio l t hi m ; i t i l his , i s i rsocen ar whilst his pmsecutrix was the sole witness again s t him.to the material circumstances. ,i That on the evening of, the, 18th day; . o f,Angust lug, befor e nine 00 0 4, a moonlight night, your pet itioner was ladkited b e his proseCutrix, Charlotte Gunnel, to walk part of the way from y t and thr .--- Pwsecu' Uxbridge to Iver with her. That be 'accordingly ate um" „„i ea,tened if he did, ) ot t rilistanding the her CO Cowley-bridge, which is about half-way ho w 'Ou - r -- "' xbridge and Iva. That it being his duty to attend his nuke it was his duty to return home, and he so informed 17; 4 1)."" ' t r ia, At this she wee much o ff ended n e e easity there was for his returning 'home, to see her to he should never see her again. He then her master's house, or to her mother's ; brit e ll offered either. Thst be left her on the bridge , rviuseil to go k' and returned to Us bridge. That shortly ' after his retur n, 4 was told by : John hid Illartin, a farrier at Uxbridge , that' . prOdegailiiir . ' had - Win found in the river, and had been taken out by two men. That it was reported your petitioner had thrown her into the river, which your petitioner then denied, and still mat talemnly`bei clap That afterwards two men, named Sohn Clarke and Samuel New port, who were witnesses against your petitioner on his trial; - carne together to tell him of the circumstances, when your petitioner said he knew all about them, they had no atcasion to-tell him. And lie added, he wished she bad been drowned; it if/Isnot her happiness he was to study : which expressions bad considerable influe N n r c o e u o r n pi t ,thie minds tioneri of the surifeigne C l u ly rt asoid Juryri ryf orh a a g e ld in na g t nt il t i. ered in such expreazions, but humbly subinits that they did net tend to, *how his guilt, but the contrary ; for if the had been drowned, he would have had to answer the still more serious charge of murder. That the said prosecutrix, before the trial, had made sae. nil statements of the transaction, which were at total var i ance with each other, and were completely contradictory, as proved on your petitioner's trial by four witnesses, one of whom was a me dic a l g e ntleman, and another of whom was a clergyman of the established thatch. " Thu the prosecutrix shortly after being. taken out of the wa ter, told two persons that your petitioner did sot: throw her into the water, sod expressed a desire to see your petitioner; although, on the trial, she positively swore that he did throw her in, and that she was totally inseasible the whole night, and was unable to speak till the next day. " That the prosecutrix afterwards told the surgeon who attend ed her the nut day, that your petitioner pushed her under' the rail of the bridge, and not over the parapet, as sworn to by her on the trial. " That the prosecutrix told the mtts, her master, who Was then abroad, that your petitioner only gave her two slight pushes, anti, she fell into the water, and afterwards told the same gentleman that your petitioner did not throw her into the wa ter at all. " That the prosecutrix swore on the trial that she was insenai.. ble the whole night, and was unable to speak until the next day, although your petitioner could have proved, and can now prove, by the evidence of five respectable witnesses, that she was perfectly sensible, and deliberately spoke many times, and among ether things stated that your petitioner did not threw her into the seders .and expressed a desire to see him ; but the medical gentleman wiw then attended her forbad his coming. " That your petitioner has aseertained since his trial, that Mrs. Elisabeth Bull, the wife of Richard Bull, of Cowley, and resident within 100 yards of the bridge, passed your petitioner and his pro secutrix whilst they were standing near the bridge, in order to go to a grocer's shop beyond the bridge, to purchase some articles for her family ; that she was detained about ten minutes ; and that on her return from the shop she saw the prosecutrix standing alone on the bridge, looking into the water. " That the said Richard Bull saw your petitioner pass by his house after he had so left the prosecutrix, on his return to Ux bridge; and that lie afterwards saw your petitioner's prOsectitrix standing alone on the bridge. That the petitioner was totally unacquainted, before his trial, that the said Mr. and Mre. Bull knew these filets, which must have satisfactorily proved his innocence. " Your petitioner hopes you will he pleased to take into mini aeration these circumstances, to obtain for him a remission of his sentence." To this petition itt annexed the following memorial : " We, the undersigned inhabitants of Uxbridge and the neigh bourhood, beg leave respectfully to recommend the prayer of this petition to the notice of the Right Hoe. Robert Peel, the Secre tary of State for the Horse Department, being well assured that John Taft., the petitioner, is a person of good character, and be lieving him to be innocent of the charge of which he has been found guilty." The following are copies of the affidavits : " Elizabeth 8011, the wife of Richard 8011, of Cowley, in the county of Middlesex, labourer, maketh oath and saith, that she well remembers the 18th day of August last. At about 20 mi nutes after nine o'clock in the evening, she was proceeding from her home, which is situated about 100 yards from Cawley, tot a grocer's shop beyond the bridge, to purchase some articles for her family. That she saw, just by the bridge, a young man and young woman standing a little distance from each other, as if the man was taking leave of the woman. That the uight was s bright and moon-light night, nearly as bright'as day That she, this deponent, was detained at the said shop about ten minutes, and that on her return the same young woman was standing alone on the bridge, looking into the water. That she, deponent, mentioned the circumstances to her husband when she returned home, who replied that the young man had just passed on his road to Uxbridge. That shortly after, on the same evening, she heard that the young woman bad been found in the water just by where she saw her standing, and she knows the young woman whom she thus saw on the bridge to be Charlotte Gunnel, and the yming man to be John Taft. That slie is now induced to come forward merely as an act of justice to the said John Taft, she having hoard af - his eonvietion and sentence. That she did not mention what she had seen to any one beside. her husband, . because her husband told her not to say any Thing skont it, lest she should he called upon to give evidence in the event of a trial * it being considered that John Taft threw her into the water, " The before-named Richard Bull twitch oath and smith, that. he saw John Taft pass his house on the evening of the 18th day of August last ; that he aftertwards saw a young woman standing alone on the bridge called Cowley Bridge; that be knows the said young woman was Charlotte Gunnel; that the said John Taft passed round the turning towards Uxbridge ; that he had pre viously seen both John Taft and Charlotte Gunnel standing near the bridge ; that shortly after he had seen Charlotte Gunnel standing alone on the bridge, he heard she had been found in the water. " Wm. Rayner, of Uxbridge, in the county of Middlesex, sue. peon, maketh oath and saith, that on the 18th day of August, be was called upon to attend Charlotte Gunnel, iu his medical capa city, who had been taken out of the water near Cowley. bridge, and who wan then represented to have attempted to commit sui— cide by drowning. That be, accompanied by his assistant, Ham Barnes, attended her at Cowley. That he found her iu a weak state, but perfectly sensible. That she answered several questions satisfactorily, anti expressed a desire to see John Taft, who his been tried for attempting to drown her. That this deponent de sired that the mid John -Taft might not be sent for. That this deponent has heard that the said Charlotte Gunnel deposed, on oath, on the trial of the said John Taft, that she was insensible the whole night after she was taken out of the water, and was unable to speak until the following day. " Harry Barnes, of Uxbridge aforesaid, apprenticed to the said Wm. Rayner, and his father, Matthew Rayner, Maketh oath and saith, that he has read the foregoing affidavit of Win. Rayner, and knows the same to be true." These affidavits are attested as fbilOws:— *" Sworn before nre this Sd° day of October, 1828, " R. W. BLENCOW." It may be stated in conclusion, th a t Charlotte runnel was discharged by the Rev. Mr. Ward,. immediately on his being made acquainted with the contradictory state ments she had .given, and that she is now living with her mother in a amyl village about three miles 4.0 m 'Uxbridge. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS. LONDON DIARY, THURSDAY, Oct. (At the Ontrt of Commissioners.) J. °Nor, Cambridge, bookseller G. and H. Poore, Pavement, Moorfields, breeches-makers COUNTRY DIARY, OCT. I?. S. Argil.; Ilkeston, at the Punch-bowl, Nottingham at I Bremner and Co. Manchester. Mr. Kay's, Mancheater lt A. Child,Jun. Walcott—Angel, Bath It. Corry, Ilenstridge—Virginia, lienstridge 3 J. Davies, Newport--Messrs. Prothero's, Newport ... t J. liambidge, Stow - on.the-Woid—Hart, Evesham .... I I J. F. Ilolwhede, Liverpool—George, Liverpool J. B. and G. Lawson, Nottingham—Punch-bowl, Notting ham ............ W . . Mogg, Wincanton7—Ship, Mere W. 'Nekton, Liverpool—George, Liverpool ...... —"*" ...... it F. and S. Shuts, Creditors.—Old London, Exeter W. Smith, Leicester —Mr, Dunn ( s, Ilirroioghon J. Stone, Manchester—Hotel, M 11064.4" -------------- A Supplem en t t o th e Guyette of Friday abounds; na front Sir Archibald with ofhcial conun uideatio Cooperie.y _what effect will this int. Campbell, on the -subject of the late war in India, most of which have siroulY 41 1)Pearea• the conferences between IC INTELLICANCS 1....ay 'mi l/Q.Ol4l'A NT PUBL 4 ,,4 gurangernent between that two tual co ncessioil n Friday given at Huntingdon to settling re: moves to Drury-lane„—„, Lord Join the Turks at Akerrnann ? ` • it W ill of, cro, it s..tr ;t ur e d i i:: : : : ,,,_ ;l l,r e s i i. : e,ir e aii: s rsi , . i _ io, is hoped, he will t he friends of Lord John Russell. itl , wax absent, being et present in Paris. . 1.15 , ; E n t er , 4,4 peed that he _will returuptandlheilla eer poplandid festival is to be got up, at which, be sufficiently recovered to attend.